NPTE-PT NPTE-PT Test Gait, Balance, and Orthotics Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Which gait deviation is most commonly associated with quadriceps weakness during the loading response phase?

Accepted Answer

Excessive knee flexion with compensatory forward trunk lean

Answer

Genu recurvatum

Answer

Circumduction

Answer

Steppage gait

Question 2

A floor reaction AFO is most indicated for a patient with which condition?

Accepted Answer

Crouch gait with weak plantarflexors

Answer

Foot drop with intact quadriceps

Answer

Spastic equinovarus deformity

Answer

Medial-lateral ankle instability only

Question 3

During terminal stance in normal gait, which joint motion contributes most to forward propulsion?

Accepted Answer

Ankle plantarflexion

Answer

Hip flexion

Answer

Knee extension

Answer

Subtalar inversion

Question 4

The Berg Balance Scale consists of how many items and what is the maximum score?

Accepted Answer

14 items, maximum score of 56

Answer

10 items, maximum score of 40

Answer

20 items, maximum score of 80

Answer

12 items, maximum score of 48

Question 5

A patient wearing a KAFO with a drop-lock knee joint demonstrates difficulty initiating swing phase. What modification would best address this?

Accepted Answer

Replace with a stance-control knee joint

Answer

Add an offset knee joint to allow automatic locking in extension

Answer

Increase the posterior stop angle

Answer

Add a plantarflexion stop

Question 6

Which sensory system is primarily challenged when a patient performs balance exercises on a foam surface with eyes open?

Accepted Answer

Somatosensory system

Answer

Visual system

Answer

Vestibular system

Answer

Auditory system